BECAUSE IT WAS ACTUALLY CHILLY AT THE BALLPARK TONIGHT, BUT THE FACT THAT WERE ALREADY TALKING PLAYOFF BASEBALL MAKES SENSE. FOR THE VERMONT MOUNTAINEERS, IT GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO HEAT THINGS UP ONE MORE TIME THIS SUMMER, AS THEY PREPARE FOR A PLAYOFF RUN, AND POSSIBLY A NEW ENGLAND COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP... It all starts in game one, where not even the dark clouds would keep the best of 3 series from getting underway... T1, TREY OEST, making a statement right from the first batter of the game...striking out JOE LANDI... B3, THOMAS ROULIS single up the middle, the ball is mishandled, and eventually thrown away, letting MATT MACDOWELL score...1-0 Vermont... B4, AJ RYAN flys onto shallow left, where KEVIN MARTIR commits high way robbery, and catches KYLE SMITH way off base, double play ... T6, north Adams offense builds off the defensive play, CODY DOYLE, singles to right, BRAD ANDERSON scores...tie game at 1 ... B6, The mountaineers would get that run back and then some... KEVIN KRAUSE single to right, MARK PODLAS... 2-1 Vermont back up by 1... Steeple cats make a pitching change, that didn't matter, first batter he faced is KYLE SMITH single to left, CHANDLER BROCK scores...3-1 mountaineers... The batter is AJ RYAN, who keeps it going, RBI hit, KRAUSE who started the hit parade ...finishes it...4-1 Vermont... That was enough for The mountaineer starter, who finished what he started... 4 K's over 9 innings ...and helps vermont take game 1... AND THAT'S WHAT THE GUYS WILL LOOK TO DO TOMORROW NIGHT, AT NORTH ADAMS... VERMONTN OW HAS 2 CHANCES TO PUT THIS FIRST ROUND